Where does “unfoolable” come from?
unfoolable (English) comes from English foolable, from English fool, from French fouler, from Middle French fouller, from Old French foler, from Medieval Latin fullo, from Latin fullo, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-.
unfoolable (English): Impossible to fool, not foolable
Definitions
- Impossible to fool, not foolable
Ancestry of “unfoolable”, step by step
unfoolable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English foolable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | foolable | Able to be fooled |
| 2 | English | fool | A person with poor judgment or little... |
| 3 | French | fouler | to stamp, impress, dent; to mill; to walk on,... |
| 4 | Middle French | fouller | to mistreat |
| 5 | Old French | foler | to destroy; to mistreat |
| 6 | Medieval Latin | fullo | fuller |
| 7 | Latin | fullo | fuller |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃- | bloom, flower |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |